The Doctor Appreciation thread

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Just saw "Twice Upon a Time"... just did the regeneration pics of the newly debut of the 13th Doctor...

Cool 8)

I enjoyed the last episode of Capaldi (with one or two minor quibbles) and I liked the (brief) introduction of Whittaker (talk about a cliff-hanger) - can't wait (but we'll have to) for the new series.

Just saw "Twice Upon a Time"... just did the regeneration pics of the newly debut of the 13th Doctor...

Cool 8)

I enjoyed the last episode of Capaldi (with one or two minor quibbles) and I liked the (brief) introduction of Whittaker (talk about a cliff-hanger) - can't wait (but we'll have to) for the new series.

It was quite "brilliant" if you ask me.

I found it meh.

Not the episode. The episode was fine. Probably not the note I'd choose to end a run leading anything on, but Moffy had painted himself in a corner with having the Doctor start on a Regeneration. Not a lot of suspense when you know the Doctor isn't going to give up.

Not the Regeneration. Again, fine. Well played, even. This is just my opinion, but the Doctor's Regens play better when there's companion, at least un NuWho. 9-10 was nice. ("New teeth. That's weird.") 10-11, semi-meh. Matt sells his bit, but there's nothing to play off. 11-12, better. Again, because Clara's there to react, and because they played with our explosion expections and just had him flash over.

It's not that they don't give us some bits. 10's last tour was a nice touch. It just feels less substantial when the Doctor goes alone.

Not the performance. I'd hoped for more, but for what little we were given, Whittaker did well enough.

I'm meh about the cliffhanger. Regeneration is finished. We know that when you kill a time loard before it finished they just die. But if you, say, lop off a hand during the post regeneration glow the Regen energy will repair that almost instantly. So falling from the stratosphere might hurt like the dickens, but the Doctor will probably be fine even if nothing intervenes to save her from the sudden stop at the end. Which is honestly the bit I like best about Whittaker's short performance. She seemed less bothered by plumeting from the sky as she was that the Tardis control room was on fire.

Which is the one part of the cliffhanger bit that I am curious about. Did the Tardis have reason for doing that? Because that was not random. The Tardis kicked her out because (my guess) the long drop was safer than being inside. Which is good enough, but was there anything more to it beyond plans to redecorate the console room?

Which is the one part of the cliffhanger bit that I am curious about. Did the Tardis have reason for doing that? Because that was not random. The Tardis kicked her out because (my guess) the long drop was safer than being inside. Which is good enough, but was there anything more to it beyond plans to redecorate the console room?

My guess is that the TARDIS has to do it's own reset of sorts, but can't do it while the Doctor is present.

I'd guessed the console roon was toast when they announced a new showrunner. I'm just curious if there's something more to it. I don't mean to be a negative nancy. I have high hopes for the future. Just, wondering if there's, perhaps, something more to it.

The Tardis really makes a point of throwing the Doctor out. There may or may not be anything more to it. But it is the one point that I've got curiousity on.